"Attacking this early, and so fiercely?"
Seeing this move, one of the young men standing behind Zheng Qin frowned, somewhat surprised.
Attacking now was not impossible, but the game had only just begun, and the shape had yet to form a Thick Formation. To call this direct capture fierce would be less accurate than calling it greedy aggression—somewhat frivolous.
Zheng Qin silently watched the Go Board, then glanced at the boy sitting across from Yu Shao.
After Yu Shao played his first move, Zheng Qin had keenly caught the flash of shame and anger that crossed his face.
Taking that into account, White's capture... was actually not difficult to understand.
"Perhaps even he hadn't noticed..."
"After Black played his first move, he wasn't as confident anymore. To conceal that lack of confidence, he launched the attack first."
"This move looks like the result of careful consideration, but in reality, that isn't the case."
When Yu Shao saw White's move, his expression remained calm. He picked out another Go Stone and gently placed it on the Go Board.
The two sides continued taking turns, the sound of Go Stones being played ringing out without pause.
Just then, a young man in his twenties, with tousled hair and dressed in a casual hoodie, slowly entered the competition venue.
When the referee on the judging panel saw the young man enter, he froze slightly, then suddenly widened his eyes. He almost blurted out in shock!
Fortunately, he realized that a game was in progress and swallowed the words at the last moment.
Even so, he still stared at the young man who had entered the competition venue in disbelief.
"He Yu 5-dan?"
"What is he doing here?!"
"This is... just a city high school Go league!"
He recognized the ordinary-looking young man at